Verizon G'zOne Boulder gets torture tested, er, "reviewed"

Casio's G'zOne Boulder doesn't do much, but what it does do, it does anywhere, anytime and under (almost) any circumstances. After launching a few weeks back on Verizon, the ultra-rugged handset has been reviewed over at CNET, and needless to say, it managed to handle a few dips in the pool and a couple close encounters with a wall with nary an issue. Unfortunately, the phone faltered at handling its most important task: making calls. Call quality in San Francisco was said to be "hugely disappointing," with most calls sounding "crackly" with a dash of "static and echo" for good measure. The extra features (camera, multimedia player, V Cast, etc.) were all decent, but nothing truly stood out as phenomenal. Overall, the Boulder is probably only a safe bet if you're dead set on the design and toughness, but even still, we'd try out a few other hardcore handsets before settling on one with lackluster call quality.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2008 2:36PM]

Call quality is the be all end all of cell service for me, most because of business calling. If cell reception and sound quality were similar to landlines I'd be sounding a lot more professional. Besides my mom calling me to dinner I mean.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 19th 2008 12:50PM]

It looks lke Verizon came up with their own 'Dead Zone' phone